Here are a few alphabet books that meet our "not too many words, familiar pictures, kids love to read them" criteria:
- A Is for Astronaut (Stan Tucker, Simon & Schuster, 1995)
- A to Z Sticker Book (Jan Pienkowski, Random House, 1995)
- The Accidental Zucchini (Max Grover, Harcourt, 1993)
- Alphababies (Kim Golding, DK Publishing, 1998)
- Alphabet Puzzle (Jill Downie, Lothrop, 1988)
- The Alphabet Tale (Jan Garten, Random House, 1964)
- By the Sea: An Alphabet Book (Ann Blades, Kids Can Press, 1985)
- Dr. Seuss's ABC (Dr. Seuss, Random House, 1963)
- Easy as Pie (Marcia and Michael Folsom, Houghton Mifflin, 1986)
- Eating the Alphabet (Lois Ehlert, Harcourt, 1989)
- It Begins with an A (Stephanie Calmenson, Hyperion, 1993)
- John Burmingham's ABC (John Burmingham, Crown, 1993)
- The Monster Book of ABC Sounds (Alan Snow, Puffin, 1994)
- NBA Action from A to Z (James Preller, Scholastic, 1997)
- Paddington's ABC (Michael Bond, Puffin Books, 1996)
- The Peek-a-Boo ABC (Demi, Random House, 1982)
- The Timbertoes ABC Alphabet Book (Highlights for Children, Boyds Mill Press, 1997)
Excerpt from Phonics They Use: Words for Reading and Writing, by P.M. Cunningham, 2009 edition, p. .
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